Hello everyone, I need advice please.
I have made a DJ of cider, (1 gallon) but I think I may have made a mistake by putting 2lb (full bag) of caster sugar into it from the start. Although it tastes good and quite alcoholic, it is undrinkable from being too sweet.
I used 5L of 100% apple juice concentrate and 1 sachet of cider yeast.
I don't know anything about specific gravity but intend to learn. Is there anyway that I can save this brew? It is still very slightly fermenting (been going for about 8 weeks now) at about 1 bubble every 7 seconds.
The ideas that I have been having are:
1/ put in another sachet of yeast and leave for another 8 weeks.
2/ put half into another DJ and top up both with water and add yeast to both.
Please help.
PS. I used to make scrumpy about 30 years ago which was very very strong.
At the time I used to sell fruit and veg so I could buy apples very cheaply.
This is how I did it:
40lb box of french golden delicious apples. (very sweet apples)
Chop up apples and put into hessian sack. (probably old onion sack)
Put sack through an old mangle. (old fassion clothes wringer)
Collect juice, filter through muslim cloth and put into DJ with airlock.
No added sugar and no yeast.
Leave in warm place, (airing cupboard) for about 7 weeks. (until bubbling stopped)
Washed everything but never sterilized.
No one could drink more than 2 pints without falling over lol.
Anyway please help if you can.
Thank you
Ivor
I have made a DJ of cider, (1 gallon) but I think I may have made a mistake by putting 2lb (full bag) of caster sugar into it from the start. Although it tastes good and quite alcoholic, it is undrinkable from being too sweet.
I used 5L of 100% apple juice concentrate and 1 sachet of cider yeast.
I don't know anything about specific gravity but intend to learn. Is there anyway that I can save this brew? It is still very slightly fermenting (been going for about 8 weeks now) at about 1 bubble every 7 seconds.
The ideas that I have been having are:
1/ put in another sachet of yeast and leave for another 8 weeks.
2/ put half into another DJ and top up both with water and add yeast to both.
Please help.
PS. I used to make scrumpy about 30 years ago which was very very strong.
At the time I used to sell fruit and veg so I could buy apples very cheaply.
This is how I did it:
40lb box of french golden delicious apples. (very sweet apples)
Chop up apples and put into hessian sack. (probably old onion sack)
Put sack through an old mangle. (old fassion clothes wringer)
Collect juice, filter through muslim cloth and put into DJ with airlock.
No added sugar and no yeast.
Leave in warm place, (airing cupboard) for about 7 weeks. (until bubbling stopped)
Washed everything but never sterilized.
No one could drink more than 2 pints without falling over lol.
Anyway please help if you can.
Thank you
Ivor